Daily Archives: March 8, 2017

The first day of hearings at the International Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in London saw testimony by expert witnesses from across the world who are intimately familiar with the plight of the #Rohingya, as well...

YANGON: The severity of the reported violations against the Rohingya in Myanmar warrants the attention of the International Criminal Court, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday (Mar 8).
Mr Zeid...

DHAKA — Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Rakhine State have returned home because of a Bangladeshi plan to house them on an uninhabited flood-prone island, community leaders...

Over the past five weeks, the public tributes to Ko Ni - a prominent legal adviser assassinated in Yangon on January 29 - have highlighted his many achievements.
The 63-year-old lawyer was a sharp legal...

JAMMU, Mar 7: Authorities have initiated a high-level probe into the influx of Rohingyas and Burmese nationals in Jammu and Samba districts of this region with top officers of civil and police administration preparing...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Indonesia to play a role in sending back the Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
She made the call at a bilateral meeting with Indonesia President Joko Widodo on the sidelines...

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Rohingya militancy is gaining momentum. Not only are Rohingya in Myanmar...